This was the first “vlog” I ever shared! It starts with me really short of breath (who else gets like that when you’re pregnant!?) and then I go on to reminisce about life with one or two kids, and finally show you the garden and plant some cherry bushes…
Continue readingAuthor: marriedtothefarm
Cornbread Mix from Scratch {Sealing Jars with Foodsaver}
Here’s a quick video showing how I prepare cornmeal mix from scratch, and then use a Foodsaver Jar Sealer to seal it in jars. The recipe I used can be found here…
Continue readingIt’s All About Perspective
I found this picture awhile ago on the iPad. Kent took it from his car seat. We were parked in the Walmart parking lot. I think I was going over my grocery list. Seeing things from his perspective made quite an impression on me. I don’t often stop to consider what things look like through his eyes…
Continue readingDIY Wooden Unit Blocks
My eyes were first opened to the potential of unit blocks when I read this post on How We Montessori. I was intrigued so I requested Teaching Numeracy, Literacy, and Language with Blocks from our state library system…
Continue readingPreschool – Letter D
Kent was 39 months old. Colt was 15 months old.
Dolphin puzzles from Memorizing the Moments.
Tracing a page from a free Make Way for Ducklings page. We read the story; it’s on our Sonlight P 3/4 reading list…
Preschool – Letter C
Kent was 39 months old. Colt was 15 months.
The boys got these Eric Carle stacking blocks for their birthday. They are pretty durable and stack well!
Coconut counting cards from a free Chicka Chicka Boom Boom printable pack…
Preschool – Letter B
Kent was 38 months old, Colt was 14 months old.
I guess we’ll call this one to one correspondence practice. I left him alone with baby carrots and the magnadoodle…
Bear cave craft…
Preschool – Letter A
Rather than get behind on these I’m going to post them now without descriptions. If you have questions please comment here on the blog. It was a fun two weeks!
Continue readingJournal 5/21/14
I noticed this nice link-up at Nurturing Learning. I was thinking it was just a general bloggers’ journal link-up but, alas, it is meant for homeschoolers. I guess that still fits. Can you believe my boy is almost 3 and soon to be a real preschooler?
Continue readingCatching Up… February 2014
How did you fair this winter? I am DONE with winter, DONE I say! It was rough.
Continue reading